Notices by Martin Holland (mho@social.heise.de)

The week is over, here are some charts:
For two weeks in a row, #Mastodon brought more #traffic than #X / #Twitter to heise.de.
But I forgot, that's not just via @heiseonline, but also @heisec, @ct_Magazin, @heiseautos, @iX_Magazin etc. (but for Twitter its the same).

#Bluesky is way behind, #Threads even more. Only Twitter is clearly falling.

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#SocialMedia
#TwitterExodus
#TwitterMigration
#MastodonMigration
#Fediverse

If you add all the #TwitterAlternative s, they have been in the lead for a while now.

If you add @Flipboard and sum it up wit #Mastodon (because #Fediverse 😉), then #Facebook ist not far.

But, if you have a look on the numbers since the beginning of 2022, then it's clear, that this is mainly a story about the decline of #Twitter.

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#SocialMedia
#TwitterExodus
#ElonMusk
#Bluesky
#Threads
#MastodonMigration

The chart showing the #engagement with @heiseonline shows a slow decline in Boosts, Favs and Replies. Thanks @analytodon for the data!

Any idea, what I should look out for in the data we have?

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#SocialMedia
#TwitterExodus
#ElonMusk
#Fediverse
#Bluesky
#Threads
#MastodonMigration

Here's a good question and I have the answer: #Traffic per Follower for different social networks (here for the last 4 weeks).

#Mastodon is now behind #Bluesky, #Flipboard still far ahead. #X and #Threads are really far behind.

#SocialMedia
#TwitterExodus
#ElonMusk
#Fediverse
#MastodonMigration

Exactly two years ago, we started to post links on #Mastodon via our account @heiseonline 👇

https://mastodon.social/@heiseonline/109314036284496776

It took longer, than I expected, but here we are: it seems like this account now brings continuously more #traffic to heise.de than #X (#Twitter) in its entirety, although it only has ¼ of the follower number (and many of them don't seem to be active anymore).
I'll prepare some graphs after the weekend.

#SocialMedia
#TwitterExodus
#MastodonMigration
#TwitterMigration
#Fediverse

Vor genau zwei Jahren haben wir für @heiseonline unseren Account auf #Mastodon in Betrieb genommen 👇

https://mastodon.social/@heiseonline/109314036284496776

Es hat länger gedauert, als ich gedacht hätte, aber es sieht danach aus, dass der jetzt tatsächlich kontinuierlich mehr #Traffic auf heise.de bringt, als #X (#Twitter) insgesamt. Und das mit nur ¼ der Follower (von denen viele längst wieder inaktiv sind).
Diagramme kommen nach dem Wochenende.

#SocialMedia #TwitterExodus #MastodonMigration #TwitterMigration #Fediverse

👆 #Bluesky has starter packs to help people find interesting accounts. I built one with accounts from #Mastodon, that can be followed from there (thx @bsky.brid.gy).

But it was challenging to find more, that aren't already also active there. Any suggestions, whom I could add?

Because let's build more bridges!

#SocialMedia #TwitterExodus #Fediverse #Bridgy

After a good question another chart:

This one shows the #traffic to heise.de via #X/#Twitter (as a whole), (only!!) our account @heiseonline on #Mastodon (so also from the #Fediverse), our account on #Bluesky and #Threads (as a whole again) – weekly since the beginning of 2022..

#SocialMedia #TwitterExodus #TwitterMigration #ElonMusk

Das jüngste Update von #Mastodon hat etwa drei Viertel der Follower von @heiseonline erreicht und damit auch der Patch für den #Preview-Bug. Wir sollten also wieder so ziemlich alle Klicks sehen, die aus dem #Fediverse zu heise.de führen.
Aber so richtig zugenommen hat die Zahl der Zugriffe trotzdem nicht wirklich.

Wenigstens lagen die #Twitter-Alternativen in Summe vergangene Woche wieder mal vorn (was sie immer öfter tun). Das liegt auch am Sinkflug von #X.

#Threads #Bluesky #SocialMedia

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#ElonMusk’s #TwitterTakeover Is Now the Worst Buyout for Banks Since the Financial Crisis

Loans of around $13 billion have remained ‘hung’ for nearly two years, bringing in interest payments but weighing on banks’ balance sheets

#Musk #Twitter #SocialMedia #X

https://www.wsj.com/tech/elon-musks-twitter-takeover-is-now-the-worst-buyout-for-banks-since-the-financial-crisis-3f4272cb

Kurz vor Ende der #Elternzeit habe ich mein neues Arbeitsgerät bekommen: einen #Laptop von @frameworkcomputer.
Hat sich direkt bestätigt, wie cool das Konzept ist. Geladen wird per #USBC eigentlich hinten, aber da gibt es kein Bildschirmsignal. Weil es das nur links gab, hätte ich meinen Schreibtisch ganz schön umbauen müssen. Aber hier kann ich einfach den USB-C-Ausgang abnehmen und auf die rechte Seite packen. Schon passt es. Wirklich cool!

#Framework #Notebook

Sounds very promising, congratulations @evan!

But:
"For instance, SWF will initially focus on guiding media organizations on how to participate in the fediverse and why, offering case studies from others who led the way, like ProPublica, NPR, and the BBC."

@ProPublica, yes. But, NPR is in the #Fediverse? Really? Where?
And the BBC? Their instance is dormant since july:
https://social.bbc/public/local

Maybe @heiseonline is a better case study 😉Very active on its own instance...

CC @Sarahp

Now with more and more #instances upgraded to version 4.2.0 of #Mastodon, you can compare full text #search on different ones: Having multiple accounts, I did – and yes, the differences are rather big.

Once again it seems clear, the bigger your instance the better for finding content in the #fediverse. Especially for journalists, this also implies, that an instance by your organization might not be the best idea. Something like journa.host could make more sense.

@feditips @tchambers

Since almost one year now, a bug in #Mastodon is hiding many visits to @heiseonline originating from here. In addition, #Bluesky and #Threads are almost as long usable here, as additional alternatives to #Twitter.

Time for a look at the data. 👇

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@pcottle
Ist anybody working on implementing federation for "the european region" right now?

Even at the third attempt, it's almost only #Mastodon, from where I see shares. But that again just underscores the dominance of Mastodon. (To be clear, there are others, but I don't see them here)

I think, that's it for me with trying to get a post get a substancial amount of interactions from the rest of the #Fediverse. But that still were some fun little experiments showing the diversity of the software connected in the Fediverse.
Thanks everyone for participating!

@fediverse

Here are some screenshots to show, how different the post looks in the #Fediverse

Anybody want to add some more?

A post to traverse the Fediverse & beyond :fedi:

Third time's a charm: This post can be seen with #Mastodon, #Bluesky, #Sharkey, #Mbin, #Lemmy, #Friendica, #Hubzilla, #Hometown, #Akkoma & more.

Please share it wherever you see it in the #Fediverse

#SocialMedia #BridgyFed

@fediverse

Wow, that's really cool! Can't wait to get my phone back from repair to test that out. Has anybody already tried that it? How (good) does it work?

"Now People on #Flipboard Can Follow Anyone in the #Fediverse
[...]
This means you can follow and interact with profiles from #Threads, #Mastodon and other federated social services via Flipboard. It includes people like @potus @mkbhd, @georgetakei, @taylorlorenz, and many more"

https://about.flipboard.com/fediverse/follow-anyone-in-the-fediverse/

Just so you know: Of the more than 1300 verified journalists on #Mastodon in my table, less than half has been active since the beginning of the year. Only about 200 post daily:
⏩ https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uWj0j_AL6YQMK87U7_CFpvudK-Aygtx7Bea3fbjxgyo/edit?gid=876665327#gid=876665327

That's another reason for my interest in #Threads federating and #BridgyFed connecting the #Fediverse to #Bluesky: It just feels quieter here.

#SocialMedia #Journalism #MastodonMigration #TwitterTakeover #TwitterMIgration